INDEX

Additional copies of plans, etc. 41

Adobe, first brick made 5

in America 7

Aim of this Manual 5

America, brick manufacture and use in 7

American Bond 33

American Face Brick Association 104

Anchors, for joist 19

for roof plate 20

Angle Irons, use of 23

Angles in wall construction 21-22

best method for 22

Arches, face brick 23

Architectural Symbols table of 40

Asbestos Shingles 37-38

Ash Chute for hearth 30

Ash Pit for fireplace 18

Asphalt for waterproofing 18, 108

Asphalt Shingles 37-38

Babylonian origin of brick 5

Backing, common brick 15, 19, 105

hollow tile 15, 25, 106

Basket Weave Pattern 35

Bats, care in using 33

Bays, laying corners of 21

Beauty of House, economic value 11

Bill of Materials, see Quantity Survey

Bonding, face brick to common 18-19

face brick to frame 27

face brick to hollow tile 26

in foundation walls 17

Bonds, see Face Brick Bonds

Brick, burning of 7

common, see Common Brick

face, see Face Brick

manufacture and use in America 7

method of laying 17

on edge or flat 31

per square foot, table 104

story of 5

treatment for color 7

Brickmaking, ancient and modern 6-7

Brick Veneer, see Face Brick Veneer

Brickwork, extent of ancient use 5-6

in England and America 6-7

in Middle Ages 6

mortar joints used in 35

strength and rigidity of 33

Builder, opportunity for the 8

Building a Home, importance of 10

Buttered Joints 19, 25, 35

Casement Windows 23

Cement, for waterproofing 18, 108

handling 108

in mortar 36, 104

Cement-lime Mortar 36, 104

Cement Plaster, when used for flues 21

when used for waterproofing 18

Chimneys, interior and exterior 20, 21

with hollow tile construction 26

with veneer construction 27

China 6

Clays in brickmaking 7

Cleaning down wall 24, 26

labor for 108

Closing in building 109

Closures, brick 34

hollow tile 25, 106, 107

Coefficients for tile, table 106

Coke for salamanders 109

Cold Weather, work in 109

Color Effects, in brick wall 8

Comfort and Health, in brick house 11

Common Bond 33

Common Brick, compared with face 16

for backing 15, 19, 105

handling 108

hard-burned 6, 17

in place of tile 106

quantities required 105, 107

selected 16

wetting before use 108

Comparative Costs, in percentages 12

Concave Mortar Joint 35

Concealed Bond 19

Concrete, for footings 17

for step forms, path borders, etc. 31

Convex Mortar Joint 35

Copies, plans and specifications 41

Corbeling, between joists 19-20

for chimney support 18

in fireplaces 30

Corners of Wall, not right-angled 21-22

Costs, initial and final 9, 12

getting a unit of 108

percentage differences 12

Cradle of human civilization 5

Creosote in damp proofing 18

Dampness, how to prevent 15

Dean & Dean, architects 40

Depreciation, in value of house 10

Diamond Patterns 34

Door Frame Sizes, table of 23

Door Sills, in brick construction 22

in hollow tile construction 26

in veneer construction 28

Double Header Bond 19, 25

Drains, at base of foundation walls 17

Drying Brick, before setting in kiln 7

Drying out building 109

Dry-press Brick 7

Economic merits of face brick 9

Economic value of beauty 11

Effect of bond and mortar joint 9

Efflorescence 15

Egypt, brickmaking in 6

England, brickwork in 6

English and English Cross Bond 33-34

English Country Houses 6

Estimating, amount of common brick 105

amount of face brick 104

amount of hollow tile 106

Euphrates Valley 5

Face Brick, arches 23

artistic possibilities of 9, 36

bond or pattern in 9

bonding to common 18-19

bonding to frame 27

bonding to tile 26

bonds 33-35

care in making and handling 16

color and texture 7-8

handling on the job 108

inspection of 108

pre-eminent merits of 9

quantities required 104, 107

standard size of 104

veneer on old frame 16, 27

wastage 105

Face Brick Construction, comfort of 11

economy of 9, 12, 38

fire-safety of 38

solid 16,18

types of wall 15

Face Brick Veneer Construction 15, 26, 28

on old frame houses, etc. 16, 27, 28

Fire Brick, in fireplaces 30

Fireplaces, construction of 29

damper, flue, hearth 30

designs 30-31

foundation for 18

labor for 108

openings, table of 29

Fire Causes, interior and exterior, table 38

Fire Protection 11

fire-resistive shingles 37-38

interior protective measures 38

Fire Protection for the roof 37

to be increased 37

Fire Stops 19

check vermin 20

right and wrong practice 20

when not needed 24-25

Flat Brick Arches, construction of 23

Flemish Bond 34

Flemish influence in England 6

Floors and Walks of brick 31

Flues and Flue Linings 21

Flush-cut Mortar joint 35

Footings, for foundations 17

for veneer on old frame 28

Foundation Walls 17

waterproofing 18

Frame Construction, up-keep and depreciation 10

veneering old 16-27-28

weakness of 15

Frames, window and door 22-23

Freezing Weather, work in 109

Fundamentals of building 5

Furnace Flue Cleanout 21

Furring, kinds of 24

when, and when not, needed 15, 24, 25

Garden Walls, bond in 34, 105

of face brick 32

Gate Posts, face brick 32

General rule for brick quantities 104

Georges, The, days of 6

Gothic Epoch of building 6

Gravel, for wide mortar joints 36

Greek Crosses, seen in bonds 34

Green Brick 7

Green Brickwork, in wall 18

Grounds 24

Grouting of brick walks 31

Growing demand for brick building 8

Gypsum Board, as fire retardant 38

Handling Materials 108

Hearth, The 30

Henry VIII, times of 6

Herringbone Pattern 35, 105

Hollow or Vaulted Brick Wall 24

Hollow Tile, backing for face brick 5, 15

bonding to face brick 26

brick-size 106

closures 25, 106, 107

construction 25, 26

handling 108

methods of laying 25

quantities required 106, 107

reinforced lintel 26

sizes of 25, 106

"split furring" 24

table of sizes 106

wastage 106

Home-building, importance of 10

Homes, shortage of 14

Hydrated Lime 37, 104

Increasing Profits 8, 28

India 6

Insurance, saving on 11

Israel in Egypt 5

Joints, slushing of 17, 19

Joist Anchors, beveling ends of 19

Joslin, Arthur W., on the hollow wall 24

Juergens, Alfred, artist 40

Labor Required 108

Lath, where and how placed 20

Laying out work for brick 23

for hollow tile 26

Leads, laying up at corners 17

Lime, handling 108

Lime, lump or hydrated 36, 37, 104

Lintels and Arches 23

Lumber 13-14

Magna Charta, days of 6

Maintenance or Upkeep 10

Mesopotamian Plain 5

Metal Wall Ties 19, 27

Mexico 7

Modern Brick Making 7

Mortar Colors 36

Mortar Joints 35

Mortars, mixing and tempering 36-37

table of mixes 104

Muriatic Acid, for cleaning walls 24

Nail Holds, for furring 20

Nails, as anchors or ties 24, 27, 28

National Board of Fire Underwriters 38

Nebuchadnezzar 5

Nogging, where, and where not, needed 20

Octagon or Splay brick 21

Offsets in chimneys 21

Openings 22

supports for 23

Origin of brickmaking 5

Ornamental Brickwork, outside 30-32

Patterns in brickwork 34-35

Paying Investments 27

Percentages, of brick added for bonds 105

of difference in costs 12

Pergola Posts, face brick 31

Persia 6

Peru 7

Pitch for waterproofing 18, 108

Plans and Specifications, prices 40-41

Plastering without furring 24-25

Pointing up wall 24

Porches, bond in walls of 105

of face brick on old buildings 28

Protection, of bricklayers in winter 109

of the day's work 19

Putty, lime 37

Quantities of Materials 104, 107

Quantity Survey 40

Queen Anne, days of 6

Raked Mortar Joint 35

Reinforcing, of pergola and gate posts 32

of tile lintels 26

Relieving Arches 23

Repp, Geo. W., architect 17

Reversal of Plans 40

Rodded Mortar Joint 35

Roman Brickwork 6

Roof, fire-resistive material for 37

point of danger in fire 37

Roof Plate Anchors 20

Rowlock Courses 18, 35

effect on quantities 105

in arches 23

Running Bond 33

Salamanders, use of 109

Sand, handling 108

for mortars 36

Sand-mold Brick 7

Sargon of Akkad 5

Scaffolding 18

Scribing Bead 23

Segmental Face Brick Arches 23

Semi-circular Face Brick Arches 23

Sentimental Value of the house 11

Sewage Disposal 40

Shingle Tile 37-38

Sills, window and door 22

Sizes, common brick 105

hollow tile 25, 106

standard face brick 104

Skewbacks, in arch construction 23

Slaking Lime 37

Slate Shingles 37-38

Slop-mold Brick 7

Slushing Joints 17, 19

Soldier Courses 18, 35

effect on quantities 105

Solid Face Brick Construction 15, 18

Spanish in Mexico and Peru, the 7

Specifications and Plans 40

Splay or Octagon Brick 21

Staff Bead or Brick Mold 23

Steel Lintels 23, 28

Steps, brick 31

Stiff-mud Brick 7

Storage Space 108

Store Fronts Veneered 28

Stretcher Bond 33

Striking Joints 17, 19

Stripped Mortar Joint 35

Struck Joint, the 35

when to avoid 19

Structural Merits of face brick 9

Stucco, veneering old 27

weakness of 16

Tables

Architectural Symbols 40

Coefficients for Tile Quantities 106

Comparative Costs 12

Door Frame Sizes 23

Fire Causes 38

Fireplace Openings 29

Flue Linings 21

Mortar Mixes for 1000 Brick 104

Mortar Mixes for 1000 Tile 104

Number Brick per Square Foot 104

Percentages Added for Bonds 105

Tile Sizes 106

Window Frame Sizes 22

Tar, for waterproofing 18, 108

Tempering Mortars 37

Terra Cotta Flue Linings 21

Texture of brick 8

Thickness of walls 18, 111

Tower of Babel 5

Upkeep, see Maintenance

Value of Face Brick House, artistic 11, 16

economic 9, 11

selling or renting 11

sentimental 11

Vaulted or Hollow Brick Wall 24

Veneering, see Face Brick Veneer

Vermin Stops, see Fire Stops

Vitruvius on elements in architecture 5, 9

V-tooled Mortar Joint 35

Walks and Floors of brick 31

estimating brick for 105

Walls, hollow tile 15, 25

methods of laying 12" 20

solid brick 15, 18

veneer 15, 26

when 8" or 12" 18

Washing down, see Cleaning down wall

Wastage, of brick 105

of hollow tile 106

Wastes of War 13

Waterproofing Foundation Walls 18

labor for 108

Water Tables 18

Weathered Mortar Joint 35

Wetting Common Brick 108

Wide Choice, in color and texture 8

Wide Mortar Joint, how secured 36

Window Frames and Sash 22

table of sizes 22

Window Sills, in brick construction 22

in hollow tile construction 26

in veneer construction 28

Wire-cut Brick 7

Withes in chimneys 21

Wood Shingles 37

Work in cold weather 109

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

HALF-TONES

Page

Frontispiece 4

Brickwork of Old Persian Tomb 6

Carpenters' Hall, Philadelphia 7

Face Brick Bungalow, Evanston, Ill. 10

Face Brick Bank, Detroit, Mich. 10

Face Brick Bungalow, Windsor Park, Ill. 11

Face Brick Library, Coatsville, Ind. 11

Face Brick Store Front, Birmingham, Ala. 12

Face Brick School, Highland Park, Ill. 13

Face Brick Store Front, St. Louis, Mo. 13

Face Brick House, Buffalo, N. Y. 14

Face Brick Bungalow, Atlanta, Ga. 15

Veneering over Old Frame 16

ZINCS

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Brickmaking in Egypt 6

Brick Footing 17

Types of Basement Walls 18

Concealed Bond 19

Metal Wall Ties 19

Good and Bad Joist Anchors 19

True Corbeling between Joists 19

False Corbeling between joists 20

Rafters and Roof Plate 20

Chimney Height 21

Chimney Withes 21

Chimney Offset 21

Outside Angle Corners 21

Obtuse Angle Turns 22

Acute Angle Turns 22

The Solid Brick Wall 22

Brick Arches 23

Hollow or Vaulted Brick Wall 24

Face Brick on Hollow Tile 25

Hollow Tile and Steel Lintels 26

Veneer Construction 27

Nail Wall Ties 27

Veneering Old Frame 28

Perspective of Fireplace 29

Cross Section of Fireplace 29

Hearth Edge Set 30

Hearth Flat Set 30

Fireplace Designs 30

Steps, End Set Treads 31

Flat Set Treads 31

Edge Set Treads 31

Pergola Post 31

Fireplace Design 31

Porch or Pergola post 32

Gate Post 32

Bonding Strength 33

Common or American Bond 33

English Bond 33

English Cross or Dutch Bond 34

Flemish Bond 34

Garden Wall Bond 34

Diamond Bond Patterns 34

Checkerboard Pattern 35

Basket Weave Pattern 35

Herringbone Pattern 35

Mortar Joints 35

Pergola 41

Color Plates 42-102

Brick and Mortar Joint 104

Stock Tile Shapes 106